PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by S. Yu. Dobner, S. A. Tuzikov, T. S. Аgeeva, E. N. Samtsov, A. V. Dubakov, I. G. Sinilkin, A. Yu. Dobrodeev

“…To date, there are no standards clinical practice guidelines for diagnostic testing and the correction of ventilation disorders in lung cancer patients with COPD in the pre- and postoperative periods. …”
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Aspirin in the Modern Era of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Ella Murphy, James M. G. Curneen, John W. McEvoy

“…In this review, we discuss how changing population demographics, enhanced control of lipids and blood pressure, changes in the definition of outcomes like MI, evolution of aspirin formulations, and updated clinical practice guidelines have all impacted the use of aspirin for primary and secondary CVD prevention.…”
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A roadmap to increasing access to AQP4-Ig testing for NMOSD: expert recommendations by Raquel Vassão-Araujo, Samira Apóstolos, Angela Marie Jansen, Marco A. Lana-Peixoto, Antonio Pereira Gomes Neto, Mariana Rico-Restrepo, Soniza Vieira Alves-Leon, Douglas Kazutoshi Sato

“…The public healthcare system should ensure the availability and accessibility of AQP4-IgG antibody testing. Clinical practice guidelines for NMOSD diagnosis and treatment must be established. …”
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Quality Measurement of Oral Health Care in the Netherlands: A Qualitative Study by Amy Righolt, Denise Duijster, Kirsten Smits, Anke Oerlemans, Philip van der Wees, Stefan Listl

“…Facilitating factors were discussing quality in a trusted environment, and developing more clinical practice guidelines, which include meaningful quality measures. …”
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Large simple randomized controlled trials—from drugs to medical devices: lessons from recent experience by Sergio Buccheri, Stefan James, Marion Mafham, Martin Landray, Tom Melvin, Jonas Oldgren, Richard Bulbulia, Louise Bowman, Lotje Anna Hoogervorst, Perla J. Marang-van de Mheen, Peter Juni, Peter McCulloch, Alan G. Fraser

“…Well-designed studies robustly inform clinical practice guidelines and decision-making, but administrative obstacles have made it increasingly difficult to conduct informative RCTs. …”
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Awareness and perceptions of published osteoporosis clinical guidelines — a survey of primary care practitioners in the Cape Town metropolitan area by David Mckechnie, Michael K. Pather

“…Background: Despite the widespread production and dissemination of clinical practice guidelines, both worldwide and in South Africa, they have not resulted in the expected improvements in quality of care and patient outcomes. …”
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What guidance are researchers given on how to present network meta-analyses to end-users such as policymakers and clinicians? A systematic review. by Shannon M Sullivan, Doug Coyle, George Wells

“…Guideline quality was assessed following criteria developed for clinical practice guidelines.<h4>Results</h4>Seven guidelines were included. …”
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Clinical Rehabilitation Practice Guidelines on Standing Balance Disorder in Patients with Stroke by SHEN Ying, YIN Zhifei, MENG Dianhuai, SU Min, HE Jian, LAN Yue, WANG Chuhuai, ZOU Jun, JIANG Shan, TANG Congzhi, WANG Hongxing

“…For standardized assessment and application of physical therapy and traditional Chinese treatment on standing balance, an expert panel compiled a draft of clinical practice guidelines for standing balance impairment rehabilitation in stroke based on the Delphi method of summarizing consensus opinions, and was modified and formulated to guideline after consensus conference. …”
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Vascular access on YouTube: Navigating the stream of information for hemodialysis patients by Alp Yildirim, Muhammed Sefa Saglam, Serkan Mola, Ali Baran Budak

“…This study aims to analyze the quality of YouTube videos on vascular access for hemodialysis, using the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) as a benchmark and employing JAMA, Global Quality, and DISCERN scores. …”
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Screening for Hypertension in adolescents living with HIV: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial to improve guideline adherence. by Raphael Adu-Gyamfi, Juliana Enos, Kwame Yeboah, Veronika Shabanova, Nicola Hawley, Deda Alangea Ogum, Adwoa Agyei Nkansah, Elijah Paintsil, Kwasi Torpey

“…<h4>Implications of findings</h4>This study will generate evidence on the effectiveness of a multicomponent theory-based intervention for improving the implementation of clinical practice guidelines.<h4>Trial registration</h4>PACTR202205641023383.…”
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Understanding the audiological care of patients with co-existing dementia or mild cognitive impairment and hearing loss in the United Kingdom National Health Service: A qualitative... by Sian Calvert, Aaron Chitty, Alex Langdon, Emma Broome, Helen Henshaw, Sarah Somerset, Tom Dening, Eithne Heffernan

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>These findings can help inform the development of formal clinical practice guidelines and evidence-based training to support audiological care for people living with dementia and mild cognitive impairment in the United Kingdom.…”
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Vitamin D for primary dysmenorrhea and endometriosis-related pain - A systematic review of registered RCTs. by Iris Wenyu Zhou, Anthony Lin Zhang, Miranda Sin-Man Tsang, Charlie C Xue

“…Future studies that use standardised doses and treatment duration in accordance with the latest clinical practice guidelines are needed to explore any potential benefits vitamin D may have for people with these conditions.…”
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The effects of comorbidity on the benefits and harms of treatment for chronic disease: a systematic review. by Terri R Fried, John O'Leary, Virginia Towle, Mary K Goldstein, Mark Trentelange, Deanna K Martin

“…<h4>Background</h4>There are concerns about the potential for unintentional harms when clinical practice guidelines are applied to patients with multimorbidity. …”
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ACcurate COnsensus Reporting Document (ACCORD) explanation and elaboration: Guidance and examples to support reporting consensus methods. by Patricia Logullo, Esther J van Zuuren, Christopher C Winchester, David Tovey, William T Gattrell, Amy Price, Niall Harrison, Keith Goldman, Alison Chisholm, Kirsty Walters, Paul Blazey

“…Furthermore, this document offers a glossary of terms used in consensus exercises to clarify the meaning of common terms used across consensus methods, to promote uniformity, and to support understanding for consumers who read consensus statements, position statements, or clinical practice guidelines. The items are followed by examples of reporting items from the ACCORD guideline, in text, tables and figures.…”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Risk Perception in Oral Isotretinoin Use: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan by Mai I. Al-Hawamdeh, Mariam Al-Ameri, Salli Lutfi, Nidal Muhtaseb, Rasha Takhayneh, Tasneem Awamreh

“…The most prevalent skin condition is acne vulgaris. Recent clinical practice guidelines recommend oral isotretinoin to treat moderate-to-severe acne. …”
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Impact of Clinical Decision Support Systems on Medical Students’ Case-Solving Performance: Comparison Study with a Focus Group by Marco Montagna, Filippo Chiabrando, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Patrizia Rovere Querini

“…Traditional CDSS are online repositories (ORs) and clinical practice guidelines (CPG). Recently, large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have emerged as potential alternatives. …”
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Setting Priorities for Optimizing Vascular Access Decision Making--An International Survey of Patients and Clinicians. by Sabine N van der Veer, Maria C Haller, Carina A C M Pittens, Jacqueline Broerse, Clare Castledine, Maurizio Gallieni, Nicholas Inston, Anna Marti Monros, Niels Peek, Wim van Biesen

“…Yet, patients' experiences in this regard have been suboptimal. Although clinical practice guidelines could facilitate collaborative decision making, they often focus on the clinicians' side of the process, while failing to address the patients' perspective. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Updates and Review by Shan Luong, Liz Lezama, Safia Khan

“…We will conclude with a section reviewing the current Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnostic Testing in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea from 2017, which strongly advises polysomnography (PSG) or home sleep apnea testing (HSAT), along with comprehensive sleep evaluation for uncomplicated patients with a clinical presentation of OSA.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of monitoring and liver cancer surveillance among patients with inactive chronic hepatitis B. by Mehlika Toy, David Hutton, Erin E Conners, Hang Pham, Joshua A Salomon, Samuel So

“…A Markov model was used to calculate the costs, health impact and cost-effectiveness of increased monitoring of adults with HBeAg negative inactive or HBeAg positive immune tolerant CHB who have no cirrhosis or significant fibrosis and are not recommended by the current American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) clinical practice guidelines to receive antiviral treatment, and to assess whether the addition of HCC surveillance would be cost-effective. …”
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Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades by Kun-Huei Yeh

“…Third, on behalf of the Taiwan Oncology Society, we participated in and published the Pan-Asian adapted European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Clinical Practice Guidelines for locally advanced and metastatic CRC, gastric, and esophageal cancers, and the consensus meeting on tumor-agnostic indications of microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) and NTRK. …”
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